New Books Added in February

Browse through the titles we’ve added in the month of February 2022. Many new books have been cataloged in Mystery, Thriller, Romance, Large Print, and Juvenile. You can access our catalog in the menu above and place books on hold for pickup at our window. Curbside pickup is currently available six days per week.

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Local Painter George Caleb Bingham

George Caleb Bingham (1811–1879) spent his youth in Arrow Rock, Missouri, and became one of America’s greatest nineteenth-century painters. His famous paintings of American frontier life along the Missouri River include: Fur Traders Descending the Missouri, The County Election, Stump Speaking, The Verdict of the People, and Daniel Boone Escorting Settlers through the Cumberland Gap. At the Marshall Public Library […]

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Biography of Justice John Marshall, Whose Namesake is Marshall, MO

This book from award-winning biographer Richard Brookhiser vividly chronicles Chief Justice John Marshall, of whom the town of Marshall, Missouri was named. In 1801, a genial and brilliant Revolutionary War veteran and politician became the fourth chief justice of the United States. He would hold the post for 34 years (still a record), expounding the Constitution he loved. Before he […]

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